I goofed with the phone. It shutdown after 10 mins from the cold. Recharging it gave me time to evaluate the first batch of pictures. Out of focus and snowflake selection were issues, leaving only a few are saved.

The white ones weren’t very interesting. You can’t see much detail. They look like they have frost on them. So next time, find more interesting snowflakes.

And fortunately, it continued to come down and I had a second chance.

Last bit of advise…Slip the phone next to the heated bean bag between shots, to keep it from shutting down and my hands warmer.

The black case might be a better choice, if you take pictures through hotel windows. I chose the light color because, as a klutz, I will drop or set my phone down. I figured it would be easier to find if it wasn’t dark. I’ll just have to have black cloth handy when I travel.

Window reflections

Serious issue with the Active Lens (telephoto/wide angle lens). No problem with the wide angle lens. The telephoto lens does not fit the phone camera well. I thought initially that the clip didn’t fit with the case. Nope, I took the case off. Same problem.

Olloclip Active Lens

Artifact in telephoto lens

I’ve send a message to Olloclip’s support. Let’s see if this can be fixed.

No issues at all with the 4 in 1 macro lens. Except the brass edge on the wide angle also shows up on hotel windows. A DIY, paint the edge black.

It was a Kickstarter campaign from Olloclip that I contributed to way back in July or August. I found out about it through blogs on photography. You should be able to purchase the lens now. I’m not going into any photographic review mode here. I’m a qualified amateur with one college level class a zillion years ago.

I’ve been wanting a macro lens since the good old days of SLRs and film, but could never justify the expense of new lens and other equipment needed. Way back then, you needed a lot more stuff, good lighting, tripod, etc.

There are other len attachments companies for the iPhone. But most don’t work with a case. Being a klutz, I need a case and screen protector. (I’ve already replaced the screen protector twice due to klutziness.)

The Olloclip Kickstarter campaign was for the production of a whole package called the Mobile Studio System, case, lens, & other accessory attachments.

I have only played with a few things. The case went on right away. The 4in1 lens took a bit of figuring out. I don’t plan to use the fisheye lens much, so that will be stored for later.

So far so good.

Unfortunately, the lens do not fit over my screen protector. I’ll have to McGyver something to protect my screen from scratches & cracks.

cracked screen protector

Otherwise, the lens are easy and fun play. Only one minor issue, they are not marked. m I am always guessing which is which. Easy enough to remedy.

Here are some early experiments with the two macro lens, 10x and 15x. I plan to play more outside with warmer weather. Focus is my current problem. These were all handheld shots in natural light.